Examined the aggressive response style of delinquents. Based on the interaction of perceptual, behavioral, and physiological factors, distinct aggression styles emerged. Positive aggression coping patterns were identified for each simulation task. The specificity of the present assessment techniques offers greater specificity in interventions for…

Offers principals some techniques to use in coping with stress. The techniques include watching one's diet, exercising vigorously, using the "relaxation response," and being aware of one's stress limits. (Author/IRT)

Discusses the causes and symptoms of stress and its effect on people in child-care programs. Ways of coping with stress are outlined. (CM)

The author advocates a multiple theoretical intervention strategy based on specific strengths and weaknesses (affective, cognitive, and somatic) of children with emotional conflicts. (CL)

Stress has become a modern watchword with a variety of meanings, both popular and scientific. Recent studies in the physiology of stress have important implications for executive behavior. Available from Business Horizons, School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405; $3.00 single copy. (Author)

Describes the common stressors experienced by middle school administrators, outlines the primary reactions to such situations, and suggests, in light of research on adaptation to stress, methods of coping well. Available from the National Association of Middle School Administrators, G-10 Aderhold Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30603;…

Examined coping strategies employed by 187 fourth and fifth graders who encountered academic failure. Results indicate that positive copers were more likely to have an intrinsic orientation to success, to experience less negative emotions following failure, to attribute failure to unstable rather than stable factors, and to have higher perceptions…

Used signal detection methodology to examine how cognitive set affects mothers' response to crying by "difficult" and "easy" infants. Found that increased mothers' sensitivity was associated with the "difficult" infant cognitive set and that mothers with high illusory control were least sensitive in detecting…

Proposes the use of a carefully chosen mix of expressive, narrative, explorative, management, and integrative art interventions to address six basic trauma-focused tasks: safety planning, self-management, telling the trauma story, and relational-development. Suggestions for working with adult clients, along with specific examples of art…

Of 15 older learners who kept a journal or diary, a few had started diary keeping in adolescence or young adulthood. Their current practices varied in terms of time, method, and type of writing. Most linked journals with other writing practices. Writing helped them cope with daily life, experience the joy of discovery, and nurture voice and…

Examines the relationships among gender, gender identity, and coping in late adolescents. Females endorsed greater use of emotion-focused coping strategies than males. Late adolescents who were high in masculinity endorsed higher levels of problem-focused coping strategies. Overall, gender identity made an important and independent contribution to…

Examined 91 first-year female students' perceptions of their pre-college and new collegiate friendships. Found that they have difficulty letting go of pre-college friendships and investing in new friendships. (EV)

Explores current research on psychological reactions following induced and spontaneous abortions. Provides examples of studies wherein researchers have used a loss model to understand this experience. Explores possible reasons for the apparent inattention to grief reactions following this type of loss and offers an alternative approach to the loss…

Interviews with five men and five women who had made significant career changes yielded a psychosocial development model that illustrated how they used career change as an opportunity to integrate new and previously unused aspects of their personality. (SK)